köken: First attested in 1780, other forms кунчук (kunčuk) in 1809, кунчуг (kunčug) in 1805, кунчут (kunčut) in 1795 and кунзют (kunzjut) in 1740. Borrowed from Kipchak *künǰüt < *künǰit (whence Tatar көнжет (könjet), көнҗет (köncet), Kyrgyz күнжүт (künjüt), Kazakh күнжіт (künjıt))., ultimately from Persian کنجد (konjed).
Etimoloji
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كنجد (küncüd), from Classical Persian کنجد (kunjud, “sesame”), ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwncyt' /kunjid/, “sesame”).